Pauline's lost items
Pauline's lost items,[1] also known as Lady's lost articles,[2] are collectibles in the game Donkey Kong. When Donkey Kong kidnaps Pauline, she loses three of the items she has: her parasol (aka "umbrella"[3]), hat and purse (aka "Bag"[4]). When Mario sets out to save Pauline from Donkey Kong, he can also optionally recover her lost items, which can be found throughout the game in all but the first stage. Each item is worth 300 points in level 1, 500 in level 2 and 800 in subsequent levels.
In the NES port of the game, the hat does not exist and is sometimes replaced by a second parasol. All three items are featured as optional collectible items in the 1994 Game Boy title Donkey Kong. In this game, collecting all the items rewards Mario with up to seven extra lives upon completing the level. In Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong for the GBA, the first appearance is of Pauline's purse is in the second level. In Donkey Kong for the Game Boy, a minigame can be played if all of Pauline's lost items are collected.
Pauline's parasol is an inventory item in the Nintendo Adventure Book, Doors to Doom.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the items appear in the retro stage 75m, which is based on the original Donkey Kong. Touching the items causes a sound effect to play and makes them disappear for a while, but it does not affect gameplay.
References
- ^ "Collect Pauline's lost items and get 3,000 points!" - in-game description for Stage 5 of Donkey Kong in NES Remix.
- ^ In one arcade flier for Donkey Kong, "Lady's lost article" is the term used to decribe each of the three items.
- ^ Instruction manuals for Atari 8-bit and Commodore 64 home versions.
- ^ Game Boy Donkey Kong instruction booklet, page 14.
